The French company “Sunna design”, based in Bordeaux, produces solar panels for public lighting in several countries around the world.
But its founder, the young engineer ThomasSamuel, has another goal: to expand this “social business”, to address directly consumers in developing countries, to give them – through solar energy – access to the world.
Samuel knows Africa well. In this vast continent, 600 million people do not yet have access to electricity. Yet 80% of the population has a mobile phone. Here is the challenge.
With a small solar panel, as big as an iPad, people can run three light bulbs and, most importantly, charge a cell phone that is sold with the rest of the kit. The project is called Moon, like the light of the moon. People pay a very small sum per month and after six months or one year, they become owners of their kit. Access to a smartphone changes their lives: communication with distant relatives, various applications to help them manage family accounts, malaria prevention, or learn a foreign language.
EURACTIV went to visit Moon’s facilities in the Ziguinchor countryside in Senegal, with the founder of Sunna Design.

published:19 Dec 2017

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ACCIONA Energy has been present in Africa since 2010, where it built and operates a wind farm (Gouda, 138 MW) under its ownership and a photovoltaic solar plant (Sishen, 94 MWp) in South Africa. The company has just entered into a new market: Egypt, where it is currently building a big photovoltaic complex with three plants totalling 150 MW of rated capacity (186 MWp peak capacity), located in the Aswan region, in partnership with Enara Bahrain Spv Wll (ENARA), the renewable energy platform of the Saudi company Swicorp.
ACCIONA Energía is highly interested in the construction of new renewable facilities in the short and medium term in Africa. The ratification by many African countries of the commitments to fight against climate change made in the recent COP21 in Paris, the high level of energy needs of all the countries on the continent, good wind and solar resources and the setting up of renewable energy development programs in some countries, make Africa a market to be taken into account for the future development of renewable energy projects.
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Government officials from Africa are meeting international experts and investors at the Powering Africa summit in Washington DC to address the continent's growing energy needs. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's most energy-deficient regions, but as Mobin Nasir reports, it's quickly emerging as a hot bed for innovation in the power sector.
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LightRelief In Benin: In rural Benin, a lack of reliable electricity is preventing development and compromising the safety of isolated villagers. One NGO hopes that by harnessing solar power, it can put remote villages back on the grid.
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"It's very difficult, because most give birth in the night and because we live without electricity", says a midwife from Azokangoudou, a remote village in Benin. With no electricity or clean water, half of newborns die in their first year. Education is also hindered by the country's lack of electricity. Children cannot study at home in the dark, which seriously affects their progress. Samson, a teacher at Azokangoudo, believes that "there are many children leaving the village because they don't have the support needed". Action Benin et Solidarite are a small NGO working to get villages like Azokangodou on the grid. A year ago they built a solar power station in the tiny village of Kopkissa. Jeremie, who runs the power station, says it has transformed the local economy. "A number of shops have opened up since the arrival of electricity. Bars, fishmongers, hairdressers...There are loads".
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Solar Fields (2008): Investigating the viability of using solar energy from North Africa to meet Europe's energy needs.
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Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is becoming a much more viable option for the future.
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Solar power has always been one of the most attractive forms of renewable energy, and Africa has the ideal climate for solar energy generation. But despite this, after all these years the technology doesn't seem to have had the expected impact. Omron is a Japanese company that specialise in industrial automation and electrical components, and they seem to think this might be changing. Jacques Labuschagne, Omron's National Project Manager, spoke to Natascha Jacobz about this.

published:29 Aug 2013

views:286

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent of the population live without any power supply. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past few years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. Ahead of the upcoming Africa EnergyForum, this CNBC AfricaSpecial in partnership with Barclays Africa will look at what needs to be done to diversify Africa's energy sector, from the challenges to the opportunities.

published:23 Jun 2016

views:1448

Top GAA referee Pat McEnaney runs the rule over our system. Installed over 5 years with a large demand for hot water, see what benefits Pat has found.

Nigeria's perennial electricity challenge is a well-known fact. Power cuts are all too frequent in the country and most residents rely on petrol and diesel generators for their power supply. But in recent times solar technology is beginning to gain ground as a major source of alternative energy. Solar panels are now popping up on rooftops of buildings. DejiBadmus has been looking at one of the startups driving Nigeria's solar revolution.
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Head of Advisory Services at Energy 4 Impact, Shashank Verma joins CGTN to shade more light on renewable energy in Africa now.
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.africa

.Africa is the proposed Internet generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) for the African and Pan African communities and users wherever they may reside. The .africa gTLD serves as a regional domain for individuals and entities based in and out of Africa.

Status

The .Africa gTLD has not yet been delegated to any organization as registry operator. The .Africa application that was submitted by DotConnectAfrica Trust is now the subject of an unresolved disagreement with ICANN (DCA Trust vs ICANN) following an Independent Review Panel (IRP) Process that was invoked by DCA Trust under ICANN’s accountability mechanism in October 2013. The IRP was administrated by the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) New York, US.

DCA Trust had passed all the new gTLD applicant evaluation criteria, but before the Initial Evaluation (IE) result was issued, a Governmental Advisory Committee GAC Objection Advice that had been issued in Beijing in April 2013 was later accepted by the ICANN Board in early June 2013 which caused the ICANN Board to instruct ICANN staff that DCA Trust’s .Africa new gTLD application will not be approved. This had caused the non-completion of the evaluation of DCA Trust’s application; which then led DCA Trust to challenge the ICANN Board decision through a series of accountability mechanism.

Background

Africa and De viris illustribus were partially inspired by Petrarch's visit to Rome in 1337. According to Bergin and Wilson (p. ix). It seems very likely that the inspirational vision of the Eternal City must have been the immediate spur to the design of the Africa and probably De viris illustribus as well. After returning from his grand tour, the first sections of Africa were written in the valley of Vaucluse. Petrarch recalls

The fact that he abandoned it early on is not entirely correct since it was far along when he received two invitations (from Rome and from Paris) in September 1340 each asking him to accept the crown as poet laureate. A preliminary form of the poem was completed in time for the laurel coronation April 8, 1341 (Easter Sunday).

Africa (Perpetuum Jazzile album)

Africa is 2009 Perpetuum Jazzile album. By large most successful song from the album is a capella version of Toto's "Africa", the performance video of which has received more than 15 million YouTube views since its publishing in May 2009 until September 2013.

References

Solar (room)

The solar was a room in many English and French medievalmanor houses, great houses and castles, generally situated on an upper storey, designed as the family's private living and sleeping quarters. In such houses, the main ground-floor room was known as the Great Hall, in which all members of the household, including tenants, employees and servants, would eat. Those of highest status would be at the end, often on a raised dais, and those of lesser status further down the hall. But a need was felt for more privacy to be enjoyed by the head of the household, and, especially, by the senior women of the household. The solar was a room for their particular benefit, in which they could be alone and away from the hustle, bustle, noise and smells (including cooking smells) of the Great Hall.

The solar was generally smaller than the Great Hall, because it was not expected to accommodate so many people, but it was a room of comfort and status, and usually included a fireplace and often decorative woodwork or tapestries/wall hangings.

The solar appeared in the third edition under the "celestial" heading in the third edition Monster Manual (2000), and appeared under the "angel" heading in the revised 3.5 edition Monster Manual (2003).

Description

The solar is one of the greatest of the angels, usually a close attendant to a deity or a champion of some cosmically beneficent task.

Other publishers

The solar appeared under the "angel" heading in Paizo Publishing's book Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary (2009), on page 12-13.

SOVIM (Solar Variantions and Irradiance Monitor) instrument is based on an earlier instrument (SOVA) which flew aboard the European Retrievable Carrier, launched on STS-46 in 1992. It is designed to measure solar radiation with wavelengths from 200 nanometers - 100 micrometers. This covers near-ultraviolet, visible and infrared areas of the spectrum.

SOLSPEC (Solar Spectral irradiance measurements) is designed to measure the solar spectral irradiance in the 165 - 3000 nanometer range with high spectral resolution.

The large magnitude of solar energy available makes it a highly appealing source of electricity. The United Nations Development Programme in its 2000 World Energy Assessment found that the annual potential of solar energy was 1,575–49,837 exajoules (EJ). This is several times larger than the total world energy consumption, which was 559.8EJ in 2012.

Solar energy in an app to power Africa

The French company “Sunna design”, based in Bordeaux, produces solar panels for public lighting in several countries around the world.
But its founder, the young engineer ThomasSamuel, has another goal: to expand this “social business”, to address directly consumers in developing countries, to give them – through solar energy – access to the world.
Samuel knows Africa well. In this vast continent, 600 million people do not yet have access to electricity. Yet 80% of the population has a mobile phone. Here is the challenge.
With a small solar panel, as big as an iPad, people can run three light bulbs and, most importantly, charge a cell phone that is sold with the rest of the kit. The project is called Moon, like the light of the moon. People pay a very small sum per month and after six months or one year, they become owners of their kit. Access to a smartphone changes their lives: communication with distant relatives, various applications to help them manage family accounts, malaria prevention, or learn a foreign language.
EURACTIV went to visit Moon’s facilities in the Ziguinchor countryside in Senegal, with the founder of Sunna Design.

1:30

ACCIONA Energy: contributing to renewable energies development in Africa

ACCIONA Energy: contributing to renewable energies development in Africa

ACCIONA Energy: contributing to renewable energies development in Africa

ACCIONA Energy has been present in Africa since 2010, where it built and operates a wind farm (Gouda, 138 MW) under its ownership and a photovoltaic solar plant (Sishen, 94 MWp) in South Africa. The company has just entered into a new market: Egypt, where it is currently building a big photovoltaic complex with three plants totalling 150 MW of rated capacity (186 MWp peak capacity), located in the Aswan region, in partnership with Enara Bahrain Spv Wll (ENARA), the renewable energy platform of the Saudi company Swicorp.
ACCIONA Energía is highly interested in the construction of new renewable facilities in the short and medium term in Africa. The ratification by many African countries of the commitments to fight against climate change made in the recent COP21 in Paris, the high level of energy needs of all the countries on the continent, good wind and solar resources and the setting up of renewable energy development programs in some countries, make Africa a market to be taken into account for the future development of renewable energy projects.
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7:20

Renewables help bridge Africa's energy deficit | Money Talks

Renewables help bridge Africa's energy deficit | Money Talks

Renewables help bridge Africa's energy deficit | Money Talks

Government officials from Africa are meeting international experts and investors at the Powering Africa summit in Washington DC to address the continent's growing energy needs. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's most energy-deficient regions, but as Mobin Nasir reports, it's quickly emerging as a hot bed for innovation in the power sector.
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29:49

Changing Lives In Benin With Solar Panels

Changing Lives In Benin With Solar Panels

Changing Lives In Benin With Solar Panels

LightRelief In Benin: In rural Benin, a lack of reliable electricity is preventing development and compromising the safety of isolated villagers. One NGO hopes that by harnessing solar power, it can put remote villages back on the grid.
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"It's very difficult, because most give birth in the night and because we live without electricity", says a midwife from Azokangoudou, a remote village in Benin. With no electricity or clean water, half of newborns die in their first year. Education is also hindered by the country's lack of electricity. Children cannot study at home in the dark, which seriously affects their progress. Samson, a teacher at Azokangoudo, believes that "there are many children leaving the village because they don't have the support needed". Action Benin et Solidarite are a small NGO working to get villages like Azokangodou on the grid. A year ago they built a solar power station in the tiny village of Kopkissa. Jeremie, who runs the power station, says it has transformed the local economy. "A number of shops have opened up since the arrival of electricity. Bars, fishmongers, hairdressers...There are loads".
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8:20

Could the African Desert Hold the Solution for Europe's Energy Crisis?

Could the African Desert Hold the Solution for Europe's Energy Crisis?

Could the African Desert Hold the Solution for Europe's Energy Crisis?

Solar Fields (2008): Investigating the viability of using solar energy from North Africa to meet Europe's energy needs.
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Qatar's Ambitious Plan to Turn the DesertGreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eg_YlI7l4E
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Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is becoming a much more viable option for the future.
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Solar power's potential for Africa.

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Solar power has always been one of the most attractive forms of renewable energy, and Africa has the ideal climate for solar energy generation. But despite this, after all these years the technology doesn't seem to have had the expected impact. Omron is a Japanese company that specialise in industrial automation and electrical components, and they seem to think this might be changing. Jacques Labuschagne, Omron's National Project Manager, spoke to Natascha Jacobz about this.

54:30

Understanding Africa's energy agenda

Understanding Africa's energy agenda

Understanding Africa's energy agenda

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent of the population live without any power supply. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past few years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. Ahead of the upcoming Africa EnergyForum, this CNBC AfricaSpecial in partnership with Barclays Africa will look at what needs to be done to diversify Africa's energy sector, from the challenges to the opportunities.

3:39

Activ8 Energies Solar Testimonial and Review

Activ8 Energies Solar Testimonial and Review

Activ8 Energies Solar Testimonial and Review

Top GAA referee Pat McEnaney runs the rule over our system. Installed over 5 years with a large demand for hot water, see what benefits Pat has found.

3:30

Energy Africa, Britain Funds Solar Energy project in Malawi

Energy Africa, Britain Funds Solar Energy project in Malawi

Energy Africa, Britain Funds Solar Energy project in Malawi

Startup drives Nigeria solar revolution

Nigeria's perennial electricity challenge is a well-known fact. Power cuts are all too frequent in the country and most residents rely on petrol and diesel generators for their power supply. But in recent times solar technology is beginning to gain ground as a major source of alternative energy. Solar panels are now popping up on rooftops of buildings. DejiBadmus has been looking at one of the startups driving Nigeria's solar revolution.
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3:37

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Head of Advisory Services at Energy 4 Impact, Shashank Verma joins CGTN to shade more light on renewable energy in Africa now.
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37:54

Powering Africa: Tackling the energy challenge in Africa

Powering Africa: Tackling the energy challenge in Africa

Powering Africa: Tackling the energy challenge in Africa

CNBC Africa discussed with various stakeholders in the renewable energy space about how to tackle the power needs and resources on the continent.

25:40

The Future of Energy (VICE on HBO: Season 4, Episode 9)

The Future of Energy (VICE on HBO: Season 4, Episode 9)

The Future of Energy (VICE on HBO: Season 4, Episode 9)

At the UN Climate ChangeConference in Paris, world leaders agreed that climate change is an urgent threat -- cementing green energy production as a new frontier of innovation. VICE takes an in-depth look at the future of how we make and use energy, and how we can meet growing demand as we cut carbon emissions.
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8:30

Solar Fields - Africa

Solar Fields - Africa

Solar Fields - Africa

January 2009
Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is becoming a much more viable option for the future.

Solar energy in an app to power Africa

The French company “Sunna design”, based in Bordeaux, produces solar panels for public lighting in several countries around the world.
But its founder, the young engineer ThomasSamuel, has another goal: to expand this “social business”, to address directly consumers in developing countries, to give them – through solar energy – access to the world.
Samuel knows Africa well. In this vast continent, 600 million people do not yet have access to electricity. Yet 80% of the population has a mobile phone. Here is the challenge.
With a small solar panel, as big as an iPad, people can run three light bulbs and, most importantly, charge a cell phone that is sold with the rest of the kit. The project is called Moon, like the light of the moon. People pay a very small sum per month and after six ...

published: 19 Dec 2017

ACCIONA Energy: contributing to renewable energies development in Africa

ACCIONA Energy has been present in Africa since 2010, where it built and operates a wind farm (Gouda, 138 MW) under its ownership and a photovoltaic solar plant (Sishen, 94 MWp) in South Africa. The company has just entered into a new market: Egypt, where it is currently building a big photovoltaic complex with three plants totalling 150 MW of rated capacity (186 MWp peak capacity), located in the Aswan region, in partnership with Enara Bahrain Spv Wll (ENARA), the renewable energy platform of the Saudi company Swicorp.
ACCIONA Energía is highly interested in the construction of new renewable facilities in the short and medium term in Africa. The ratification by many African countries of the commitments to fight against climate change made in the recent COP21 in Paris, the high level of e...

published: 20 Jun 2018

Renewables help bridge Africa's energy deficit | Money Talks

Government officials from Africa are meeting international experts and investors at the Powering Africa summit in Washington DC to address the continent's growing energy needs. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's most energy-deficient regions, but as Mobin Nasir reports, it's quickly emerging as a hot bed for innovation in the power sector.
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published: 05 Mar 2018

Changing Lives In Benin With Solar Panels

LightRelief In Benin: In rural Benin, a lack of reliable electricity is preventing development and compromising the safety of isolated villagers. One NGO hopes that by harnessing solar power, it can put remote villages back on the grid.
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"It's very difficult, because most give birth in the night and because we live without electricity", says a midwife from Azokangoudou, a remote village in Benin. With no electricity or clean water, half of newborns die in their first year. Education is also hindered by the country's lack of electricity. Children cannot study at home in the dark, which seriously affects their progress. Samson, a teacher at Azokangoudo, believes that "there are many childre...

published: 28 Jun 2018

Could the African Desert Hold the Solution for Europe's Energy Crisis?

Solar Fields (2008): Investigating the viability of using solar energy from North Africa to meet Europe's energy needs.
For similar stories, see:
Qatar's Ambitious Plan to Turn the DesertGreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eg_YlI7l4E
Villages in Germany competing with energy companies for power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_D0_YwH8A
Can ChinaReallyCommit To Sustainable Power?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzdek9zIV_4
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Solar power's potential for Africa.

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Solar power has always been one of the most attractive forms of renewable energy, and Africa has the ideal climate for solar energy generation. But despite this, after all these years the technology doesn't seem to have had the expected impact. Omron is a Japanese company that specialise in industrial automation and electrical components, and they seem to think this might be changing. Jacques Labuschagne, Omron's National Project Manager, spoke to Natascha Jacobz about this.

published: 29 Aug 2013

Understanding Africa's energy agenda

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent of the population live without any power supply. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past few years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. Ahead of the upcoming Africa EnergyForum, this CNBC AfricaSpecial in partnership with Barclays Africa will look at what needs to be done to diversify Africa's energy sector, from the challenges to the opportunities.

published: 23 Jun 2016

Activ8 Energies Solar Testimonial and Review

Top GAA referee Pat McEnaney runs the rule over our system. Installed over 5 years with a large demand for hot water, see what benefits Pat has found.

published: 14 Jul 2015

Energy Africa, Britain Funds Solar Energy project in Malawi

Startup drives Nigeria solar revolution

Nigeria's perennial electricity challenge is a well-known fact. Power cuts are all too frequent in the country and most residents rely on petrol and diesel generators for their power supply. But in recent times solar technology is beginning to gain ground as a major source of alternative energy. Solar panels are now popping up on rooftops of buildings. DejiBadmus has been looking at one of the startups driving Nigeria's solar revolution.
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published: 10 May 2018

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Head of Advisory Services at Energy 4 Impact, Shashank Verma joins CGTN to shade more light on renewable energy in Africa now.
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published: 17 Nov 2017

Powering Africa: Tackling the energy challenge in Africa

CNBC Africa discussed with various stakeholders in the renewable energy space about how to tackle the power needs and resources on the continent.

published: 25 Apr 2017

The Future of Energy (VICE on HBO: Season 4, Episode 9)

At the UN Climate ChangeConference in Paris, world leaders agreed that climate change is an urgent threat -- cementing green energy production as a new frontier of innovation. VICE takes an in-depth look at the future of how we make and use energy, and how we can meet growing demand as we cut carbon emissions.
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Solar Fields - Africa

January 2009
Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is b...

Solar energy in an app to power Africa

The French company “Sunna design”, based in Bordeaux, produces solar panels for public lighting in several countries around the world.
But its founder, the you...

The French company “Sunna design”, based in Bordeaux, produces solar panels for public lighting in several countries around the world.
But its founder, the young engineer ThomasSamuel, has another goal: to expand this “social business”, to address directly consumers in developing countries, to give them – through solar energy – access to the world.
Samuel knows Africa well. In this vast continent, 600 million people do not yet have access to electricity. Yet 80% of the population has a mobile phone. Here is the challenge.
With a small solar panel, as big as an iPad, people can run three light bulbs and, most importantly, charge a cell phone that is sold with the rest of the kit. The project is called Moon, like the light of the moon. People pay a very small sum per month and after six months or one year, they become owners of their kit. Access to a smartphone changes their lives: communication with distant relatives, various applications to help them manage family accounts, malaria prevention, or learn a foreign language.
EURACTIV went to visit Moon’s facilities in the Ziguinchor countryside in Senegal, with the founder of Sunna Design.

The French company “Sunna design”, based in Bordeaux, produces solar panels for public lighting in several countries around the world.
But its founder, the young engineer ThomasSamuel, has another goal: to expand this “social business”, to address directly consumers in developing countries, to give them – through solar energy – access to the world.
Samuel knows Africa well. In this vast continent, 600 million people do not yet have access to electricity. Yet 80% of the population has a mobile phone. Here is the challenge.
With a small solar panel, as big as an iPad, people can run three light bulbs and, most importantly, charge a cell phone that is sold with the rest of the kit. The project is called Moon, like the light of the moon. People pay a very small sum per month and after six months or one year, they become owners of their kit. Access to a smartphone changes their lives: communication with distant relatives, various applications to help them manage family accounts, malaria prevention, or learn a foreign language.
EURACTIV went to visit Moon’s facilities in the Ziguinchor countryside in Senegal, with the founder of Sunna Design.

ACCIONA Energy: contributing to renewable energies development in Africa

ACCIONA Energy has been present in Africa since 2010, where it built and operates a wind farm (Gouda, 138 MW) under its ownership and a photovoltaic solar plant...

ACCIONA Energy has been present in Africa since 2010, where it built and operates a wind farm (Gouda, 138 MW) under its ownership and a photovoltaic solar plant (Sishen, 94 MWp) in South Africa. The company has just entered into a new market: Egypt, where it is currently building a big photovoltaic complex with three plants totalling 150 MW of rated capacity (186 MWp peak capacity), located in the Aswan region, in partnership with Enara Bahrain Spv Wll (ENARA), the renewable energy platform of the Saudi company Swicorp.
ACCIONA Energía is highly interested in the construction of new renewable facilities in the short and medium term in Africa. The ratification by many African countries of the commitments to fight against climate change made in the recent COP21 in Paris, the high level of energy needs of all the countries on the continent, good wind and solar resources and the setting up of renewable energy development programs in some countries, make Africa a market to be taken into account for the future development of renewable energy projects.
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ACCIONA Energy has been present in Africa since 2010, where it built and operates a wind farm (Gouda, 138 MW) under its ownership and a photovoltaic solar plant (Sishen, 94 MWp) in South Africa. The company has just entered into a new market: Egypt, where it is currently building a big photovoltaic complex with three plants totalling 150 MW of rated capacity (186 MWp peak capacity), located in the Aswan region, in partnership with Enara Bahrain Spv Wll (ENARA), the renewable energy platform of the Saudi company Swicorp.
ACCIONA Energía is highly interested in the construction of new renewable facilities in the short and medium term in Africa. The ratification by many African countries of the commitments to fight against climate change made in the recent COP21 in Paris, the high level of energy needs of all the countries on the continent, good wind and solar resources and the setting up of renewable energy development programs in some countries, make Africa a market to be taken into account for the future development of renewable energy projects.
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Government officials from Africa are meeting international experts and investors at the Powering Africa summit in Washington DC to address the continent's growing energy needs. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's most energy-deficient regions, but as Mobin Nasir reports, it's quickly emerging as a hot bed for innovation in the power sector.
KS Energy is a power generation company based in Botswana, and it manages projects around Africa, including Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Nigeria among others. Its CEOSteve Martin joins us for a chat.
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Government officials from Africa are meeting international experts and investors at the Powering Africa summit in Washington DC to address the continent's growing energy needs. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's most energy-deficient regions, but as Mobin Nasir reports, it's quickly emerging as a hot bed for innovation in the power sector.
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Changing Lives In Benin With Solar Panels

LightRelief In Benin: In rural Benin, a lack of reliable electricity is preventing development and compromising the safety of isolated villagers. One NGO hopes...

LightRelief In Benin: In rural Benin, a lack of reliable electricity is preventing development and compromising the safety of isolated villagers. One NGO hopes that by harnessing solar power, it can put remote villages back on the grid.
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"It's very difficult, because most give birth in the night and because we live without electricity", says a midwife from Azokangoudou, a remote village in Benin. With no electricity or clean water, half of newborns die in their first year. Education is also hindered by the country's lack of electricity. Children cannot study at home in the dark, which seriously affects their progress. Samson, a teacher at Azokangoudo, believes that "there are many children leaving the village because they don't have the support needed". Action Benin et Solidarite are a small NGO working to get villages like Azokangodou on the grid. A year ago they built a solar power station in the tiny village of Kopkissa. Jeremie, who runs the power station, says it has transformed the local economy. "A number of shops have opened up since the arrival of electricity. Bars, fishmongers, hairdressers...There are loads".
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LightRelief In Benin: In rural Benin, a lack of reliable electricity is preventing development and compromising the safety of isolated villagers. One NGO hopes that by harnessing solar power, it can put remote villages back on the grid.
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"It's very difficult, because most give birth in the night and because we live without electricity", says a midwife from Azokangoudou, a remote village in Benin. With no electricity or clean water, half of newborns die in their first year. Education is also hindered by the country's lack of electricity. Children cannot study at home in the dark, which seriously affects their progress. Samson, a teacher at Azokangoudo, believes that "there are many children leaving the village because they don't have the support needed". Action Benin et Solidarite are a small NGO working to get villages like Azokangodou on the grid. A year ago they built a solar power station in the tiny village of Kopkissa. Jeremie, who runs the power station, says it has transformed the local economy. "A number of shops have opened up since the arrival of electricity. Bars, fishmongers, hairdressers...There are loads".
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Solar Fields (2008): Investigating the viability of using solar energy from North Africa to meet Europe's energy needs.
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Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is becoming a much more viable option for the future.
ORF - ref. 4263
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Solar Fields (2008): Investigating the viability of using solar energy from North Africa to meet Europe's energy needs.
For similar stories, see:
Qatar's Ambitious Plan to Turn the DesertGreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eg_YlI7l4E
Villages in Germany competing with energy companies for power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_D0_YwH8A
Can ChinaReallyCommit To Sustainable Power?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzdek9zIV_4
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Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is becoming a much more viable option for the future.
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Solar power's potential for Africa.

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Solar power has always been one of the most attractive forms of renewable energy, and Africa has the ideal climate for solar energy generatio...

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Solar power has always been one of the most attractive forms of renewable energy, and Africa has the ideal climate for solar energy generation. But despite this, after all these years the technology doesn't seem to have had the expected impact. Omron is a Japanese company that specialise in industrial automation and electrical components, and they seem to think this might be changing. Jacques Labuschagne, Omron's National Project Manager, spoke to Natascha Jacobz about this.

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Solar power has always been one of the most attractive forms of renewable energy, and Africa has the ideal climate for solar energy generation. But despite this, after all these years the technology doesn't seem to have had the expected impact. Omron is a Japanese company that specialise in industrial automation and electrical components, and they seem to think this might be changing. Jacques Labuschagne, Omron's National Project Manager, spoke to Natascha Jacobz about this.

Understanding Africa's energy agenda

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent...

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent of the population live without any power supply. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past few years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. Ahead of the upcoming Africa EnergyForum, this CNBC AfricaSpecial in partnership with Barclays Africa will look at what needs to be done to diversify Africa's energy sector, from the challenges to the opportunities.

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent of the population live without any power supply. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past few years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. Ahead of the upcoming Africa EnergyForum, this CNBC AfricaSpecial in partnership with Barclays Africa will look at what needs to be done to diversify Africa's energy sector, from the challenges to the opportunities.

Startup drives Nigeria solar revolution

Nigeria's perennial electricity challenge is a well-known fact. Power cuts are all too frequent in the country and most residents rely on petrol and diesel gene...

Nigeria's perennial electricity challenge is a well-known fact. Power cuts are all too frequent in the country and most residents rely on petrol and diesel generators for their power supply. But in recent times solar technology is beginning to gain ground as a major source of alternative energy. Solar panels are now popping up on rooftops of buildings. DejiBadmus has been looking at one of the startups driving Nigeria's solar revolution.
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Nigeria's perennial electricity challenge is a well-known fact. Power cuts are all too frequent in the country and most residents rely on petrol and diesel generators for their power supply. But in recent times solar technology is beginning to gain ground as a major source of alternative energy. Solar panels are now popping up on rooftops of buildings. DejiBadmus has been looking at one of the startups driving Nigeria's solar revolution.
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The Future of Energy (VICE on HBO: Season 4, Episode 9)

At the UN Climate ChangeConference in Paris, world leaders agreed that climate change is an urgent threat -- cementing green energy production as a new frontie...

At the UN Climate ChangeConference in Paris, world leaders agreed that climate change is an urgent threat -- cementing green energy production as a new frontier of innovation. VICE takes an in-depth look at the future of how we make and use energy, and how we can meet growing demand as we cut carbon emissions.
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At the UN Climate ChangeConference in Paris, world leaders agreed that climate change is an urgent threat -- cementing green energy production as a new frontier of innovation. VICE takes an in-depth look at the future of how we make and use energy, and how we can meet growing demand as we cut carbon emissions.
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January 2009
Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is becoming a much more viable option for the future.

January 2009
Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is becoming a much more viable option for the future.

Solar energy in an app to power Africa

The French company “Sunna design”, based in Bordeaux, produces solar panels for public lighting in several countries around the world.
But its founder, the young engineer ThomasSamuel, has another goal: to expand this “social business”, to address directly consumers in developing countries, to give them – through solar energy – access to the world.
Samuel knows Africa well. In this vast continent, 600 million people do not yet have access to electricity. Yet 80% of the population has a mobile phone. Here is the challenge.
With a small solar panel, as big as an iPad, people can run three light bulbs and, most importantly, charge a cell phone that is sold with the rest of the kit. The project is called Moon, like the light of the moon. People pay a very small sum per month and after six months or one year, they become owners of their kit. Access to a smartphone changes their lives: communication with distant relatives, various applications to help them manage family accounts, malaria prevention, or learn a foreign language.
EURACTIV went to visit Moon’s facilities in the Ziguinchor countryside in Senegal, with the founder of Sunna Design.

ACCIONA Energy: contributing to renewable energies development in Africa

ACCIONA Energy has been present in Africa since 2010, where it built and operates a wind farm (Gouda, 138 MW) under its ownership and a photovoltaic solar plant (Sishen, 94 MWp) in South Africa. The company has just entered into a new market: Egypt, where it is currently building a big photovoltaic complex with three plants totalling 150 MW of rated capacity (186 MWp peak capacity), located in the Aswan region, in partnership with Enara Bahrain Spv Wll (ENARA), the renewable energy platform of the Saudi company Swicorp.
ACCIONA Energía is highly interested in the construction of new renewable facilities in the short and medium term in Africa. The ratification by many African countries of the commitments to fight against climate change made in the recent COP21 in Paris, the high level of energy needs of all the countries on the continent, good wind and solar resources and the setting up of renewable energy development programs in some countries, make Africa a market to be taken into account for the future development of renewable energy projects.
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Renewables help bridge Africa's energy deficit | Money Talks

Government officials from Africa are meeting international experts and investors at the Powering Africa summit in Washington DC to address the continent's growing energy needs. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's most energy-deficient regions, but as Mobin Nasir reports, it's quickly emerging as a hot bed for innovation in the power sector.
KS Energy is a power generation company based in Botswana, and it manages projects around Africa, including Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Nigeria among others. Its CEOSteve Martin joins us for a chat.
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Changing Lives In Benin With Solar Panels

LightRelief In Benin: In rural Benin, a lack of reliable electricity is preventing development and compromising the safety of isolated villagers. One NGO hopes that by harnessing solar power, it can put remote villages back on the grid.
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"It's very difficult, because most give birth in the night and because we live without electricity", says a midwife from Azokangoudou, a remote village in Benin. With no electricity or clean water, half of newborns die in their first year. Education is also hindered by the country's lack of electricity. Children cannot study at home in the dark, which seriously affects their progress. Samson, a teacher at Azokangoudo, believes that "there are many children leaving the village because they don't have the support needed". Action Benin et Solidarite are a small NGO working to get villages like Azokangodou on the grid. A year ago they built a solar power station in the tiny village of Kopkissa. Jeremie, who runs the power station, says it has transformed the local economy. "A number of shops have opened up since the arrival of electricity. Bars, fishmongers, hairdressers...There are loads".
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Could the African Desert Hold the Solution for Europe's Energy Crisis?

Solar Fields (2008): Investigating the viability of using solar energy from North Africa to meet Europe's energy needs.
For similar stories, see:
Qatar's Ambitious Plan to Turn the DesertGreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eg_YlI7l4E
Villages in Germany competing with energy companies for power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_D0_YwH8A
Can ChinaReallyCommit To Sustainable Power?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzdek9zIV_4
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Could it be possible to convert sunrays falling on the African desert into electricity? Then channel it towards Europe, providing the whole continent with unlimited clean, affordable sustainable energy?
Yes, according to researcher ChristophRichter. 'Solar energy is a realistic option. The sun shines 30% longer in North Africa than in Europe, this place has such potential. Building these power stations in North Africa and the near east will create a type of energy motorway that will power through central Europe. Although centuries of European colonialism has led to African mistrust, Richter states that With technological advances and the right political developments, we could imagine a scenario where renewable energies supply 100% of the world's power. Solar energy is becoming a much more viable option for the future.
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.africa

.Africa is the proposed Internet generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) for the African and Pan African communities and users wherever they may reside. The .africa gTLD serves as a regional domain for individuals and entities based in and out of Africa.

Status

The .Africa gTLD has not yet been delegated to any organization as registry operator. The .Africa application that was submitted by DotConnectAfrica Trust is now the subject of an unresolved disagreement with ICANN (DCA Trust vs ICANN) following an Independent Review Panel (IRP) Process that was invoked by DCA Trust under ICANN’s accountability mechanism in October 2013. The IRP was administrated by the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) New York, US.

DCA Trust had passed all the new gTLD applicant evaluation criteria, but before the Initial Evaluation (IE) result was issued, a Governmental Advisory Committee GAC Objection Advice that had been issued in Beijing in April 2013 was later accepted by the ICANN Board in early June 2013 which caused the ICANN Board to instruct ICANN staff that DCA Trust’s .Africa new gTLD application will not be approved. This had caused the non-completion of the evaluation of DCA Trust’s application; which then led DCA Trust to challenge the ICANN Board decision through a series of accountability mechanism.